Improved rotary washing-machine



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WILLIAM H. WELCH, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

Lette'rs Patent N 94,459, dated August 31, 1869.

i IMPROVED ROTARY WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to inthese Letters Patent and naking part of the same.

Toall whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WELCH, of Bloomington, in the county of McLean, and in the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iii-.Rotary WVashing-Machines; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference beinglhad to the accompanying drawings, and to the let-ters ot' reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of the cylinder in a rotary washing-machine, as will be hereinafter fully set fort-h. A

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, tomake and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construct-ion and operation,referring to the annexed drawings, in' which- Figure lisa side elevation of a wash-boiler, part in section, and

Figiu'e 2 is a part of the cylinder.

A represents a wash-boiler, of any suitable size, inside of which a cylinder is made to revolve. This cylinder consists oi' two heads a c, each having on its outer side, in the centre, a pin or journal, b, which rests in suitable supports or boxes c e, in the sides of the boiler A.

The heads a a are connected together by means of a series of tubes and troughs, as follows: At the outer edges of the two heads is secured a perforated trough, d, the sides of which are bent inward, as seen in lig. 1. At the side of the trough d, leaving a small opening, and following the edges of the heads, is placed a tube, e, having a series of perforations on its inner side, some of which are provided with small tubes ff, pointing inward toward the centre of, the cylinder. At the side oi' the tube e, and .the same distance apart, is placed anothertrough d, and on the other side of this trough is another perforated tube c, havingr two'tubes f. In this manner the two heads aa are connected along their entire circumference, forming a cylinder, in which the clothes are placed. At the points where the tubes e e are connected with the heads a @there are small holes, as seen in fig. l, so as to allow tlie water to enter from the ends of the tubes as wcll as ii'om the inner side.

One of the journals b, for the lcylinder thus formed,

is hollow, and the end of a crank,l B, which passes' through the side of the boiler, is inserted into the same, in such a manner that the cylinder can be turned in either direction. l rIhe heads a a are divided or cut, at suitable points, so as to form a lid or cover and body of the cylinder, said lid being hinged on one side, and fastened in any suitable manner on the other, as seen in fig. 1.

When the boiler is placed on the stove, and the water and clothes placed in the same, the cylinder is turned in either direction. '.lhe tubes ff prevent the clothes fromclogging up the perforations in the tubes e e, andthe water, having a free and unobstructed dow through the tubes, will rapidly clean the clothes.

'Ihc troughs el d, as tlfey move upward, 'carry some water with them, which contributes, afterward, to rinse them. Y

Having thus fully described my invention,

IVhat l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

- 1. A cylinder for washing-machines, constructed as herein described, of the heads a a, troughs'd d, and

perforated tubes e e and f f, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set fort-h.

2. In combination with a wash-boiler, a revolving cylinder, when constructed substantially in the manner described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, tins 30th day of July, 1869.

WILLIAM H. WELCH.

Witnesses THos. SLADE, W. M. HATCH. 

